LNGOperatingRegulationsIncludingLNGBunkeringGOTHENBURGENERGYPORT21/03/2017THEPORTOFSCANDINAVIA57˚42’N11˚56’ELNGOPERATINGREGULATIONS2REVISION4.1|21/03/2017INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................31.GENERAL................................................................................................................32.LNGBUNKEROPERATIONREGULATIONS.............................................................42.1General............................................................................................................42.1.1Bunkervesselcriteria...........................................................................42.1.2Receivingvesselcriteria.......................................................................42.1.3Terminalcriteria....................................................................................42.2Applicableregulationsandstandards............................................................42.3Hazardous,safetyandsecurityzones............................................................52.4SafetyzonewhilemooredduringLNGshiptoshipbunkeringoperation.......52.5Weatherconditionrequirements....................................................................52.6Specialprovisionsforbunkeringgasandpetroleumproducts......................62.7LNGbunkertruck............................................................................................62.8Bunkeringproceduresandrequirements.......................................................62.9LNGBunkerSafetyChecklist..........................................................................63.DISTRIBUTIONOFRESPONSIBILITY.....................................................................73.1Vessels............................................................................................................73.2Tankertrucks..................................................................................................73.3Terminal..........................................................................................................74.APPENDIX–LNGBUNKERCHECKLIST............................................................8–14TABLEOFCONTENTSLNGOPERATINGREGULATIONS3REVISION4.1|21/03/2017GENERALThispublicationspecifiesthePortofGothenburg’sregulationsregardingLNGcargohandlingandLNGbunkeringinthePortofGothenburgandadjacentanchorageareas.TheseregulationsarevalidincombinationwithPortofGothenburggeneralharbourregulations.DEFINITIONSHazardousarea–zones0,1and2inwhichanexplosivegasmixtureisexpectedtooccurduringnormalhandlinginaccordancewithIEC60079-10andIEC60092-502.Safetyzone–anareathatmustbeestablishedaroundtheLNGbunkeringstation/facilitiestocontrolignitionsourcesandensurethatonlyessentialpersonnelandactivitiesareallowedintheareathatcouldbeexposedtoflammablegasincaseofaccidentalreleaseoforotherincidentinvolvingLNGornaturalgasduringbunkering.SecurityZone(Nomovementzone)–anareathatmustbedefinedandestablishedaroundtheLNGbunkeringareatomonitorandcontrolexternalactivitiese.g.shipmovementsorvehiclesthatcanleadtoincidentsthatthreatentheoperation.Thesecurityzonemayresultinlimitaccessforpersonneland/orpublic.Thesecurityzonewillalwaysbelargerthanthesafetyzone.IGFCode–IMOInternationalCodeofSafetyforGas-FuelledShipsandotherlow-flashpointfu...